Mellow Prog Vibes 20 - June 3rd 2022
Guest DJ: Alex Delmar (Montréal, Canada)

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TRACKLIST:
OKA - Running Time (Original Mix)
Somelee - Limba La (Original Mix)
VieL - Confession Amoureuse (Weird Sounding Dude Remix)
Maty Owl - What If (Original Mix)
Diass, Matizze - Moonshine (Original Mix)
Pambouk, Miraval - Canyon Beauty (Original Mix)
Pablo Asturizaga, Dkeymusik - Lighter Than Air (Maxi Degrassi Remix)
Serious Dancers - Etherio (Original Mix)
Minörs - Cura (Original Mix)
Memos - Ready to Dream (Original Mix)
DSF - Feel This World feat. Alexandra Savvidi (Momo Khani Remix)


Alex Delmar is an underground DJ from Montreal, mixing House and Techno since 2007. He started DJing at bars and private events in downtown Montreal (Twins, Istori, L’Ambroisie) for about 7 years.

In 2014, he completed the Audio Production program at the specialized school Musitechnic. As professional practice he recorded and mastered live DJ sets at Piknic Electronic and Igloofest as well as co-producing Deep House tracks under FeelGood Productions.

He headlined electronic music events at a variety of venues in Guatemala and Costa Rica between 2015 and 2019, and held a few residencies (Rustic Bar, Maya Lounge, Tropicana Hostel - Sunset Sessions, 1001 Noches).

In 2018 he became a founding member of @underground_kollektiv, an international collective of DJs based in the UK who produce live events and label releases and host an online radio station. He is looking forward to returning to production under UDGK Records and performing at the upcoming Amsterdam Dance Event 2022 in October with the collective.

Mellow Prog Vibes 20

Alex's Soundcloud

ABOUT OTTAWA PROG VIBES

Alain M.'s weekly podcast, Ottawa Prog Vibes, is now in its 7th year and is a recognized presence among Canadian Electronica shows. The show has two goals: showcase progressive DJ's from Ottawa (and Canada) to a global audience, and bring international DJ guests to an Ottawa (and Canadian) audience). 

Alain plays three out of every 10 shows. His mixing has been noted as particularly creative and smooth, a skill that allow his sets to be experienced as seamless stories.

An offshoot series, called Mellow Prog Vibes, is released every two weeks and focuses on more chill vibes, slightly more downtempo, to create a more relaxed vibe. It is curated by OPV resident DJ Boraa, who plays every other episode, with guest DJs playing the alternate.

Ottawa Prog Vibes and Mellow Prog Vibes are broadcast weekly on UK's Saturo Radio, New York's Chill Lover Radio and Ottawa's Blast the Radio.


ABOUT ALAIN M.

Alain M. started dj’ing in his early 20s and played a variety of clubs, big and small, in Ottawa, Montreal and Kingston. From teenage influences in progressive rock, metal and blues, and later New York and Chicago house, Dutch techno and early trance, his style has evolved towards the more melodic, infectiously rhythmic and thoughtful sounds of progressive house, with a particular fondness for Argentinian productions.

Over his 30+ years as a DJ, Alain has cultivated a signature melodic, danceable, and thoughtful style with enough surprises to keep even the most devout listeners on their toes. His live events, organized only a few times annually, are a hypotonic, transformational experience for attendees, putting the Nation’s Capital on the map for electronic music. He has organized and collaborated in a number of events including Levitar, Sunday Meet & Beat, Sit-Down Sessions, Shake my Thursday and Expeditions, attracting a thoughtful crowd who stay mesmerized by his melodic, danceable sets, always peppered with delightfully unexpected sonic elements.

Alain M. is also a guest DJ submitting regular sets to several radio and online outlets. He is a resident on X-Beat Radio (France, Belgium). He was a monthly resident on Abyss Sound Experience on QuestLondon Radio in 2021 and on UK-based Beach Radio between 2021 and 2024.

He has appeared as a guest on a number of shows in several countries including the UK, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Peru, Turkey, Israel and the US. In Canada, he has been featured as a guest DJ at several events by Ottawa-based Music.Art.Ppl, on CHUO FM’s Vanguard Pulse Radio, on CKCU FM’s Lost In Bass and Mapped Out Radio, on Montreal’s Afterhour radio show and on Toronto’s ION radio show.

Steve has been listening to electronic music since the 1990's - sucked in by the hard sounds of early rave, and the euphoric sounds of trance. These sounds still permeate through on the tracks he selects and listens to today.

As a resident of Ottawa Prog Vibes based in Ottawa, Canada, Steve has played at several of the city’s best venues and shared the decks with some of the world’s finest Progressive House DJs and producers.

Cover image by No.41 Photography

Hailing from Manchester, the musical influences of the city in the late 80’s and early 90’s had a big effect on Carl Higson’s musical taste. From Hip Hop to Indie and Ambient to Acid House, an eclectic mixture of genres has always had an influence on his musical direction.
Enjoying the party and nightlife scenes of Manchester and Leeds, Carl began DJ’ing in the early 2000’s. Striving to play long eclectic sets, he enjoyed several years of DJ’ing on the tropical beaches of South Goa, from chilled ambient sounds at sunset through to house and techno into the night bucking the trend of the notorious psy trance scene in the area. 
His productions are always on the deeper side of electronica from having early tracks released on Italian label Ban-Off music, to putting out his own albums and EP’s on Bandcamp and more recently having releases on Manual Music/MNL, Gibbon Records, Astir and Underground Kollektiv. 
House music has always been his biggest love with deeper and melodic sounds influencing his mixes and productions. 
Carl now enjoys living in the Lake District in Cumbria, where nature and the landscapes of the fells influence his melodic productions. He regularly plays vinyl sets across the county and is also the co-founder of Electric Boutique, a bi-monthly club night held in his home town of Kendal. The night nurtures local DJ talent whilst bringing the sounds of the underground to the area.

Contact- carlhigson@yahoo.co.uk